The Salisbury Police Department is warning community members to watch out for movie prop money that was used to pay two local businesses over the weekend.

Between August and October of 2017 and sporadically in 2018, fake money labeled for motion picture use made the rounds in Salisbury, Capt. Rich Kaiser said during Tuesday's weekly briefing, and now it's back.

Officers responded to a Snow Hill Road Royal Farms on Saturday, Jan. 5, he said, for a report of fake currency. They learned that around 4 p.m. Jan. 4 a customer used a $100 bill to pay for merchandise and because the store was busy, the employee who accepted the money did not notice until later that it was fake.

Kaiser said the suspect who passed the bill is described as a light-skinned black woman about 5 foot 8 inches tall with a medium build and short, cropped hair. She is estimated to be 28 years old.

"Currently, our officers are working with store management and examining the surveillance footage from the store in an effort to positively identify the suspect who passed this bill while in Royal Farms," he said.

About 20 minutes after responding to Royal Farms, he said officers were called to a South Salisbury Boulevard Domino's for a second report of fake currency.

In that incident, Kaiser said two suspects paid a delivery driver using two fake $50 bills. The driver was making a delivery in the 100 block of Cedar Crossing when he was approached by two individuals claiming to be the customers who placed the order.

To distract the driver from the fake money, Kaiser said the suspects began arguing with him about the cost of the order before one of them handed over the bills in exchange for the food. The suspects left on foot and it wasn't until the driver returned to the store that he realized the money was fake.

Kaiser said the first suspect is described as a skinny man in his mid-20s who is estimated to be about 6 foot 1 inches or 6 foot 2 inches tall, and the second suspect is also described as a man in his mid-20s who is about 5 foot 8 inches tall and was wearing a knit-style hat under a hooded sweatshirt.

Officers are working both with Domino's management and telephone companies, Kaiser said, in determining the identities of the suspects. In the meantime, he said businesses should be aware that fake currency is circulating and take precautions to verify money's authenticity.

"Take the extra few seconds and examine the so-called cash you’re receiving to ensure that it’s real," he said. "Get a good look at the person that’s passing it, but we do not want you to take any action that could jeopardize your safety."

Because time is of the essence in investigating these incidents, Kaiser said businesses should call the police department as soon as fake money is identified and refuse to accept it. Delivery drivers are encouraged to get to a safe location before making that call.